Derwin James lone Seminole named to AP All-American team

Monday

Despite a rocky season for Florida State, redshirt sophomore safety Derwin James was named an AP second-team AP All-American on Monday, a week after declaring for the NFL Draft.

James was one of the few bright spots in a 6-6 season that ended in head coach Jimbo Fisher leaving the program for Texas A&M.

He finished 2017 with 84 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, a sack, four quarterback hurries, 11 passes broken up and a pair of interceptions. This comes after James suffered a torn meniscus in his knee two games into the 2016 season. The 6-foot-3, 212-pound safety returned healthy in the spring and was named a member of the All-ACC first team in the fall.

James announced his decision to skip the Seminoles bowl game and enter the 2018 Draft last week. The former freshman All-American is projected as a top-10 pick by many NFL draft analysts.

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